This morning when I checked on my girls all of them were fine and acting normal. This evening, however, one of my hens is very sick! For the most part she just squats and sits there. When she does walk, she is really slow. I don't think she is egg bound (not sure how it would feel, but it feels normal down there). She doesn't have any discharge, her eyes are clear too (and she looks around alert (though She's clearly lethargic). Her crop feels normal...not too full and not hard. She will drink water, so I gave her two syringefuls of water with Aureomycin in it (just in case it is a fast spreading antibiotic). She took it no problem. She pooped shortly thereafter and it was really watery (probably from the water she just ingested). When she squats down, she leans to the side a little, but she has been known to lay on her side in the sun too, so I am not sure it is anything to worry about. Whatever she has came on VERY quick! Any one have any ideas? It rained here recently, but there food remained dry. However, she may have pecked at something on the ground that was bad.

When she squats, does she spread her wings? If she does, she's simply submitting. It's the breeding season and some hens submit to anything. I have one hen who submits forever. I have to pick her up and move her to make her stop.